Guadalest - Alicante Province

Mountain village fortress Alicante Province Spain

Map showing location of Guadalest

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Make sure you visit Guadalest, a white Spanish village developed from an historic mountain fortress, perched dramatically on a high mountain ridge in the middle of a beautiful green valley, inland from Benidorm in the province of Alicante. Take your camera, you will want a memento of this beautiful place in Spain . There are very good souvenir shops selling local craftsmanship and products. You can visit the 15th century castle and bell tower balanced on a vertical rocky outcrop. Intriguingly the old village and castle is accessed through a tunnel carved from the rock and when you reach the other end and see the ancient houses, you seem to have been transported to another age. The views across the valley and turquoise reservoir below are astonishingly beautiful. There are a some museums to visit including a really interesting miniatures museum. There is a good choice of cafes and restaurants, the prices here are amazingly reasonable, for place that could easily have been made into a tourist rip off, (this seems to be mainly done by British ex pats along the coastal areas). The Guadalest lake is an excellent location for fresh water fishing, you will need a licence, this can be obtained from the local fishing tackle shop. The drive up to the village is very enjoyable, it makes a nice change to get away from the coast for a while and enjoy the natural beauty and tranquillity of the mountains. From November to April make sure to take a jumper as it can get bit chilly.

Located on the CV-70, 25 km from Altea, is the village of Guadalest. Occupying one of the most stunning positions in Spain, this small village is precariously perched on the pinnacle of a granite mountain, giving fabulous views across the valley carved out by the River from which the village takes its name.

Guadalest Tourist Office: Tel.(+34) 965 885 298